CODE:401.137-010Buy the DOT:DownloadTITLE(s):SUPERVISOR, AREA (agriculture)

Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in detasseling corn on hybrid seed-corn
farm: Examines ears of corn in field to determine time of emergence of silk and its retention of
accompanying pollen from tassels, and schedules work load. Assigns block and field code numbers and
identifies and marks male and female rows of stalks. Examines fields to find areas of rapidly
growing tassels and orders crew to remove tassels before emergence of silk from ears of corn.
Assigns fields to SUPERVISOR, DETASSELING CREW (agriculture). Determines frequency of detasseling
according to factors, such as temperature, moisture, time of season, and variety of corn grown.
Inspects fields for undetasseled corn plants, estimates number of plants in field, and computes
percent of tassels pulled by making sample counts of plants. Registers corn detasseling crew and
issues identification badges. Performs other duties as described under SUPERVISOR (any industry)
Master Title.
GOE: 03.02.01 STRENGTH: L GED: R4 M3 L3 SVP: 7 DLU: 77ONET CROSSWALK: 72002AFirst-Line Supervisors and Manager/Supervisors - Agricultural Crop Workers

CODE:401.137-010Buy the DOT:DownloadTITLE(s):SUPERVISOR, AREA (agriculture)

Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in detasseling corn on hybrid seed-corn
farm: Examines ears of corn in field to determine time of emergence of silk and its retention of
accompanying pollen from tassels, and schedules work load. Assigns block and field code numbers and
identifies and marks male and female rows of stalks. Examines fields to find areas of rapidly
growing tassels and orders crew to remove tassels before emergence of silk from ears of corn.
Assigns fields to SUPERVISOR, DETASSELING CREW (agriculture). Determines frequency of detasseling
according to factors, such as temperature, moisture, time of season, and variety of corn grown.
Inspects fields for undetasseled corn plants, estimates number of plants in field, and computes
percent of tassels pulled by making sample counts of plants. Registers corn detasseling crew and
issues identification badges. Performs other duties as described under SUPERVISOR (any industry)
Master Title.
GOE: 03.02.01 STRENGTH: L GED: R4 M3 L3 SVP: 7 DLU: 77ONET CROSSWALK: 72002AFirst-Line Supervisors and Manager/Supervisors - Agricultural Crop Workers